In Reply to: Buying perfume in Bali posted by boris on Tuesday, 17. April 2007 at 12:36 Bali Time:
You can buy the real thing in Bali now, it is very reasonably priced and wow...does it last a long time. You get to test all the fragrances, they have them all. I bought Tommy Girl and Obsession, and a few others, they had Jenlo, Poison, Tommy Boy or Girl Drakar,everything... I'm sure White Linen. You actually get to tell them how strong (%of perfume oil to alcohol) they will give you a suggestion, which I found to be good on the small bottles but added a tiny bit more than they suggested on a larger bottle. It is really strong, actually it leaves oil on your skin...and it is the real stuff...I think this similar to the perfume they sell in the markets on the beach..everywhere except the department stores or dutyfree... it's just that it is mixed with a very small amount of the oil that it only lasts about 30 min.
If you have your own bottle and it can be opened they can fill it for you too...they also sell bottles, you can choose your size...some of the fragrances have the real bottles available too. It's truly a find..
I'm sorry at this moment I can't tell you where this place is, but I can find out and make a post at a later date if anyone is interested, it isn't a tourist spot, it's where the locals go to fill their bottles to sell to the tourists. They will welcome the business, but....very little English is spoken.